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Take Control Of Your Situation Now
Educate yourself on every option and resource you can find
Ask for help if you need it from friends, family and local community members
Be open to trying new treatments and methods
Investigate your symptoms by keeping a daily journal of your day
Analyze your journal for clues
Test out your theories
Minimize stress the best you can
Take care of your oral hygiene
Make your mental health a priority
Get proper sleep
Start Now
#1. Start your health journal.
a. Make notes on the bad days
b. Make a monthly assessment of your progress
c. Analyze your assessment with your CRP graph.
d. Make note of that assessment and discuss it with your Rheumatologist.
#2. Read the books referenced on the Recommended Reading tab
a. Make notes on what stands out to you from those books.
b. Test your theories from your notes with your journal.
#3. Explore treatment and methods that you can afford
a. Try a cleaner diet for 3 weeks
b. Try incorporating more exercise diversity into your routine
c. Try implementing a stricter sleep routine.
d. Explore and identify possible deficiencies and remedies
#4. Don't be afraid to ask for other tests if you want to explore your theories. You are paying for them after all.
Question |Investigate|Challenge
Raise Awareness
You can:
Share your story
Participate in a support group or start one
Plan an event to inform, educate and raise funds.
Make a difference and start a change.org petition
Share what you learn with others
Be an advocate for yourself or someone else
VOTE FOR HEALTHCARE FOR ALL
Exercise your rights as a shareholder and voice your opinion to the boards of the companies you own.
Choose Socially Responsible Investing
Write to your Congress Representative